by CWC Marin administrator | Mar 13, 2013 | Classes and Workshops, Events
Why There Are Words Literary Reading Series presents seven award-winning writers reading from their works on the theme “Serendipity” on March 14, 2013.
Get down to Studio 333 to discover what literary fortune awaits in this Chinese Year of the Snake!
Doors open at 7pm; event begins at 7:15. $10.
Bring cash for books & booze.
More info including readers’ full bios at the website at www.whytherearewords.com.
Why There Are Words is curated by Peg Alford Pursell. Lois Smith is our intern. WTAW was named SF Guardian’s Best of the Bay for Literary Event 2012.
AND this is it: last day to register for StoryFarm’s Creative Nonfiction Weekend Intensive, March 16-17. Two days, four classes! Take one, two, three, or all four (deals & discounts). Flash CNF (Peg Alford Pursell); Personal Narrative (Anne Galjour); Memoir (Tamim Ansary); Humor (Graham Gremore). Details on the website.
by CWC Marin administrator | Mar 13, 2013 | Events
Dear CWC Branch Member:
We are very excited to announce a Writers Workshop with New York Times Bestselling Author Robert Dugoni, You won’t want to miss this event or the opportunity to have dinner with Mr. Dugoni after the event. Visit www.trivalleywriters.org to sign up now. I look forward to seeing you there.
Paula C. Chinick, President
CWC Tri-Valley Branch
Writing Workshop with Robert Dugoni
Creating Plots & Playing God
New York Times Bestselling Author Robert Dugoni will conduct a workshop “Creating Plots & Playing God”
Saturday, April 6, 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Does your novel or story keep your audience hungry for more? Do your characters resonate with your readers? If not, you won’t want to miss this workshop with Mr. Dugoni as he delves into ‘Creating Plots for Page Turners’ and ‘Playing God: Creating Memorable Characters’.
Robert Dugoni is the author of The Cyanide Canary, The Jury Master, Damage Control, Wrongful Death, Bodily Harm, Murder One, and The Conviction. Visit www.robertdugoni.com for more information about this very accomplished author.
Registration/check-in begins at 12 Noon at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard in Pleasanton, CA.
Cost: CWC member $60, non-member $70.
Snacks & Beverages provided during break.
Reservations and payment required by April 1st.
Visit www.trivalleywriters.org to reserve your seat online or contact Deborah Bernal at reservations@trivalleywriters.org and mail check to:
CWC Tri-Valley Writers
Attn: Workshop
4682 Chabot Drive #10953
Pleasanton, CA 94588
by CWC Marin administrator | Mar 2, 2013 | Events
Petaluma Workshop
June 1, 2013
#1 New York Times Best Selling Author Cheryl Strayed (author of “Wild“, “Torch“, & “Tiny Beautiful Things“) is coming to Petaluma for a full day writing workshop, craft talk, and reading June 1, 2013.
TICKETS are going FAST: http://www.cherylstrayedevent.com
Cheryl Strayed is a memoirist, novelist and essayist. Her second book, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail was published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf on March 20, 2012 and has been translated into twenty-eight languages.
It debuted at No. 7 on the “New York Times Best Seller list” in hardcover nonfiction and on July 15, 2012, it reached No. 1 and held that spot for seven consecutive weeks. In June 2012, Oprah Winfrey announced that Wild was her first selection for her new Oprah’s Book Club 2.0. The actress Reese Witherspoon optioned “Wild” for film before it was published, with plans to star in the production as Strayed.
In 2010 Strayed began writing the “Dear Sugar” advice column for the literary web site The Rumpus. The column grew a fervent online following.
In July 2012 a collection of the columns was published by Vintage Books as Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar. It debuted at No. 5 on the “New York Times Best Seller list” in the advice and self-help category and has also been published internationally.
by CWC Marin administrator | Feb 27, 2013 | Contests, Events
2013 SAN FRANCISCO BOOK FESTIVAL SETS DATE
SAN FRANCISCO _ The 2013 San Francisco Book Festival will return to the Sir Francis Drake Hotel on May 18 for its annual competition honoring the best books of the spring.
The 2013 San Francisco Book Festival will consider non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children’s books, compilations/anthologies, young adult, how-to, cookbooks, science fiction, business, history, wild card, gay, photography/art, poetry, unpublished, technology and spiritual/religious works. There is no date of publication deadline.
The grand prize for the 2013 San Francisco Book Festival is $1500 cash and a flight to San Francisco for our gala awards ceremony on Saturday, May 18 at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel.
Submitted works will be judged by a panel of industry experts using the following criteria:
- General excellence and the author’s passion for telling a good story.
- The potential of the work to reach a wider audience.
TO ENTER: Entry forms are available online at sanfranciscobookfestival.com or may be faxed/e-mailed to you. Please contact the San Francisco Book Festival office at 323-665-8080 for fax requests. Applications must be accompanied by a non-refundable entry fee of $50 in the form of a check, money order or PayPal online payment in U.S. dollars for each submission. Multiple submissions are permitted but each entry must be accompanied by a separate form and entry fee.
AWARDS: The San Francisco Book Festival selection committee reserves the right to determine the eligibility of any project.
by CWC Marin administrator | Feb 18, 2013 | Contests
The 2013 Truth in Words Essay Contest
This year, Notes & Words is partnering with A Band of Wives and Nothing But The Truth Publishing to bring you the Truth in Words essay contest.
The topic of this year’s essay contest is “Transitions” and we expect to see stories ranging from starting a family, recoveries, graduations, aging, career changes/promotions, marriage and divorce.
The maximum length of the essay is 1,200 words. The submission deadline is March 18, 2013, the same day tickets go on sale for Notes & Words 2013.
Up to THIRTY semi-finalists will be chosen by a Truth & Words panel, led by New York Times best-selling author Kelly Corrigan (The Middle Place and Lift). Judging will be based on criteria such as originality, creativity, use of language, and appropriateness to contest theme.
The semi-finalist essays will be published in the next Nothing But The Truth So Help Me God anthology, available in bookstores and online December 2013. Their work will appear alongside that of influential writers, artists and thought leaders such as author and motivational speaker Gabrielle Bernstein, New York Times bestselling author Kelly Corrigan, and 85 Broads founder Janet Hanson.
Excerpts from each of the thirty semi-finalists will also be posted to the Notes & Words Facebook page, where users will vote on their favorite entry. The judging panel will factor those votes into consideration when they choose one grand prize winner. The grand prize winner will have one-on-one phone consultations with:
- A senior editor at Random House/Ballantine
- A literary agent at ICM
- The Executive Editor of O Magazine
The grand prize winner will also receive two tickets to the Notes & Words performance and after-party on May 18, 2013 at The Fox Theater in Oakland, where they will have an opportunity to meet all of the performers.
Contest entries must be emailed to submissions@abandofwives.com as a Microsoft Word attachment. Please attach a 100-word biography.
One essay submission is allowed per person. Please see notesandwords.org or abandofwives.com for a complete list of rules.
To read the 2012 winning essay, click here
Click here for a list of Frequently Asked Questions
Click here for the Official Contest Rules
